wine users - Jul 2008 - Cossacks (All Versions)

I've been watching the appdb, and have been upgrading to each new
version of wine ... I've tried running Cossacks through VNC (to get 8
bit colour), and I've tried changing video cards (twice)... all to no
avail ...

   The two Bugs listed for Cossacks are still shown as unconfirmed ...

   As long as you rename the Video directory, it loads up fine - sound
works great, input works great, but video is problem ...

   The screen is not getting refreshed ...

   Opening menu comes up, and although the mouse is actually moving
around, it doesn't show it on the screen ... if you move out of the wine
box, and use the side to "guess" where to move your mouse inside the
box, you can actually click on menu items, and the screen refreshes with
the mouse pointer where you last clicked ... if you work your way
through the menu system like this, and actually start a game, you get
this screen ...

http://appdb.winehq.org/appimage.php?iId=16173

  nothing refreshes, but if you wait you can hear the sounds as if the
game is running - wait long enough, and you can hear yourself getting
slaughtered.

   Does anyone have ANY idea what might be causing this, or even better,
how to get around it?

Derek

I've submitted gold results, yet to be accepted, I think.

Here is how I got it work:
1. remove/rename video directory
2. get the updated ddraw.dll:
http://www.gsc-game.com/index.php?t=downloads&ss=299&s=patch and install
it to cossacks dir.
3. set the ddraw.dll to native,builtin with winecfg for dmcr.exe

Well Jormangeud ...

  I have to say thank you, works like a charm, there are a few errors that come
up in the console before and after the game starts, but it runs like a charm ...

Thanks again

Derek



----- Original Message ----
From: Jormangeud <wineforum-user at winehq.org>
To: wine-users at winehq.org
Sent: Saturday, August 2, 2008 4:53:03 AM
Subject: [Wine]  Re: Cossacks (All Versions)

I've submitted gold results, yet to be accepted, I think.

Here is how I got it work:
1. remove/rename video directory
2. get the updated ddraw.dll:
http://www.gsc-game.com/index.php?t=downloads&ss=299&s=patch and install
it to cossacks dir.
3. set the ddraw.dll to native,builtin with winecfg for dmcr.exe